As can be seen in a video that has been circulating on the Internet for some time now, anti-ship missiles hit the Russian tug.
Ukrainian missiles reportedly hit a Russian navy tug carrying troops, weapons and ammunition to the Russian-occupied Fidonisi, south of Odessa, the local Ukrainian governor said.
As can be seen in a video that has been circulating on the Internet for some time now, anti-ship missiles hit the Russian tug.
Better video, clearly shows the Russian tug being hit by two Ukrainian antiship cruise missiles https://t.co/spvmBlfFzK pic.twitter.com/wJni7UsgNy
– OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 17, 2022
The governor of the Odessa region, Maxim Martchenko, said that the tug Vasiliy Beg was hit.
Fidonisi, of small size, but of great military importance, has fallen into the hands of the Russian forces, which supply it through Sevastopol.
The current blow to the Russian tug by hitherto unknown type of anti-ship missiles is of particular interest, as it is possible that Ukrainian forces will be able to block the island from Russian supplies.
Fidonisi became known from the beginning of the war in Ukrainewhen 19 Ukrainian soldiers had refused to surrender their weapons during the Russian occupation operation.
This reaction of the Ukrainians who defended the island (with the well-known phrase “Russian warship to go to …”) was recently reflected in Ukrainian stamps, gaining additional weight for the Ukrainians as he had taken part in the operation in Fidonisi. The sunken Russian cruiser Moskva.
